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392042

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to publish the results of discussions with members of the National Asylum Stakeholder Forum and of the coalition "Still Human Still Here", as referred to in the Explanatory Memorandum for the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1798 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392043

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government why no transitional arrangements for families in receipt of asylum support have been put in place prior to the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 coming into force.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1797 HL1799 HL1800 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392044

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they plan to communicate the change in the rate of asylum support due to take effect as a result of the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015 to recipients of that support.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1797 HL1798 HL1800 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392045

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what sources of information other than data from the Office for National Statistics were used in identifying essential needs under the Asylum Support (Amendment No. 3) Regulations 2015.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL1800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>Asylum seekers, including dependants of asylum seekers, who are destitute are provided with accommodation and a cash allowance to cover their “essential living needs” - the legal test. The level of the allowance is kept under regular review.</p><p>The most recent review of asylum support payments earlier this year looked at data spending on essential items by the lowest decile (10%) income group in the UK taken from the latest report from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) on Family Spending published on 2 December 2014. Other data from the study, specifically in relation to spending by households with children, was also reviewed. In addition, research was undertaken into the actual costs of particular essential items, including the cost of food stuffs, clothing, toiletries, household cleaning stuffs and non-prescription medication, as well as travel and communications.</p><p>Whilst the ONS data is useful in identifying levels of spending on particular items, it does not provide the definition of “essential living items”. This is provided for in international and domestic legislation, most notably the EU Reception Conditions Directive 2003, Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Nationality Act 1999 and the Asylum support Regulations 2000. In addition, guidance in respect of which specific items could be considered as essential was provided by Justice Popplewell in his 2014 judgement in respect of the Refugee Action challenge to the Asylum Support Rates.</p><p>The Government has no plans to publish minutes of meetings held with external partners or to share more widely papers provided by them which were considered in the review. Despite the planned reduction in the rate, the payments are still sufficient to meet the essential needs of asylum seekers and their families. Those affected were notified of the changes by letter, sent out on Thursday 16 July, which provided more than 3 weeks notice of the intended reduction in their payments.</p><p>The adequacy of the payment rates will be kept under review through the annual review cycle and in line with the statutory test to ensure that the right level of support is provided to asylum seekers and their families.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates grouped question UIN HL1796 HL1797 HL1798 HL1799 question first answered 30/07/2015 13:56:37 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

392046

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Public Bodies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what organisations have been established in the last five years by the Ministry of Defence that are wholly funded from within its budget; and which of those are not subject to civil service pay scales, terms or conditions, and why.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has set up two arm's length organisations in the last five years that are wholly funded from within its budget.</p><p>Defence Equipment and Support was set up as a bespoke trading entity on 1 April 2014. It has a number of freedoms and flexibilities to manage its own business, outputs and workforce within an operating cost envelope set to drive significant efficiencies. This includes the freedom to implement its own pay and grading structures to reflect the highly specialised labour market in which it operates.</p><p>The Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) was established by the Defence Reform Act (DRA) 2014. The SSRO is wholly funded from within the MOD budget, via grant-in-aid. SSRO employees are not subject to civil service pay scales, terms and conditions. The DRA specifies that SSRO employees are not in the civil service of the state, ensuring the independent discharge of their duties.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2015 13:45:27 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

392049

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Inflation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of defence inflation over the next five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence does not produce future forecasts of defence inflation. Historic figures can be found in the 2013/14 Defence Inflation Estimate, attached here for convenience.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2015 13:46:20 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe attachment 1 file name 20150129_Defence_Inflation_Statistical_Notice-201314-O.pdf title Defence Inflation Estimate
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

392051

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Money Laundering
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to require estate agents to carry out anti-money-laundering due diligence checks on the purchaser of a property, in addition to those they carry out on the seller.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL1806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government will consult this year on transposing the 4th EU Money Laundering Directive in order to comply with the revised global standards of the Financial Action Task Force. We will use this to consult on other changes to improve the effectiveness of the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist finance regime, including whether or not to require estate agents to conduct due diligence on the buyer as well as the seller of a property.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to protecting the financial system and national security, through effective and proportionate use of financial sanctions, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist and proliferation finance measures. All those dealing with property transactions in the UK, including banks, lawyers and estate agents, are required to actively detect and prevent money laundering including reporting suspicious activity to the National Crime Agency and conducting customer due diligence using a risk-based approach.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord O'Neill of Gatley question first answered 30/07/2015 13:32:07 answering member 4536 label Biography information for Lord O'Neill of Gatley
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

392055

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Pakistan: Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the level of terrorist activity in Karachi, Pakistan, and whether there is any involvement by Al Qaeda, Taliban and the Muttahida Quami Movement.
tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
uin	HL1810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>There is a high threat from terrorism and other violence throughout Pakistan, including Karachi. The British Government regularly reviews the security situation in the country and is aware of reports of attacks claimed by various militant groups in Karachi. The main terrorist threat continues to come from Tehrik-e Taleban Pakistan (TTP) who have a mainly anti-state focus but also maintain, and have stated, an intent to launch attacks on western interests. Although Al Qaeda is diminished in Pakistan and under severe pressure, it is still capable of devising sophisticated attacks. Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) is a political party.</p><p>The Government is committed to partnering Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism, in the interests of both countries. We will continue to support Pakistan in developing its capacity to deal with terrorism, and in addressing its root causes.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 30/07/2015 15:34:06 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

392065

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many people are currently on the Civilian Stabilisation Group list maintained by the Department for International Development, broken down by gender.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL1820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit’s Civilian Stabilisation Group (CSG) consists of over 1,350 individuals. We are committed to being an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications to the CSG from every background. We would need to carry out a manual search of each individual’s profile to provide data broken down by gender, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:31 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale

392066

registered interest
date	22/07/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Civilian Stabilisation Group
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group have been deployed in other countries in each of the last five years; and how many are currently deployed.
tabling member printed	Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale
uin	HL1821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Stabilisation Unit has deployed:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of CSG deployed</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>133</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>114</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>On 23 July 2015, 55 members of the Civilian Stabilisation Group were on deployment.</p> answering member printed Baroness Verma question first answered 30/07/2015 14:15:46 answering member 3790 label Biography information for Baroness Verma
tabling member	4168 label Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale